A new blessing

 I bless my body

I bless my mind

I bless my awareness

I bless my peace

I bless my wisdom

I bless my soul

I bless my space

I bless my life

Today

And every moment

May I totally reside 

In Your Peace

Amen

Spring

As Spring comes in

And new light shines

May we feel the blessing

And grow ever more towards Your light 

Like the daffodils bursting through 

And opening up to reveal your Glory.

Amen

Trust

 

TRUST

God is our life
In Him do we trust.

The important thing to remember, when asking in faith for God’s help in your life, is to trust that He is there and He wills only good for us. 

In every difficult situation I have found myself in, by placing myself in the situation in trust in 

God’s goodness, things have always worked to good.

In trusting we hold our focus on the light and goodness of God and His promise to save us (Psalm 91). It is then so important to keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge of His love and the blessing that trust brings. God has never let us down. 

He has always kept His promise to be with us. And has come to our aid often

Trusting in the Lord is a sure promise that Love will bless your life.

See yourself taking one spiritual step in front of the other and keep on moving towards His Life, His Light, His goodness and find the certainty of His promise waiting for you.

For He says:“ Fear not and forget not that you are always walking towards love.”

This is a powerful truth!

Amen.

I trust in you Lord,
I trust in you,
I trust in you Lord,
I trust in you

 

Oh Spirit of comfort 
Grow in me
Touch the hurting places not yet reached
Oh Spirit of comfort 
Strengthen me
Console me in my deepest griefs
Oh Spirit of comfort
Entwine with me
And lift me above the tumult of enduring pain
Oh Spirit of comfort
Ease my hurt
Heal all that is suffering within me
Oh Spirit of comfort
Bless me anew each day
And help me reach out to others
That they too may feel your comfort
And be consoled.
Amen 

The challenge of Lent

 

Lent is seen as a time of renunciation, a time of fasting and reflection. For those who live in a perpetual Lent through long term suffering and loss, to give up more would in our eyes simply be too much to ask. 

We see Lent as a time when we can reflect on our lives, yes and see how we can improve then. What can we change? What can we do differently, how can we be more living and kind to oursrlves and others, how can we make our lives better, how can we grow in our relationship to God? Why surely by immersing ourselves in the very being of God,, the Heart of Love.

So we challenge ourselves this Lent to look with eyes if live, compassion and mercy on our lives and those of others and ask what do we need? How can we grow? What is God’s message to us?

Surely it is to see His path to the Criss was one of great love, healing, hope. His time in the desert was not empty, despite outer appearance, because it was full of love and prayer, pure communication with the Father, with no distraction. It is this love, this relationship with God that we can reflect upon and immerse ourselves in and grow with through Lent. 

Yes, the path leads to the Cross. Many though are living in that energy and essence right now through different painful circumstances, that seemingly have no resolution, in that there appears to be no solution to their interminable agonising suffering and so they do not necessarily need to reflect on the path there, but rather focus on the now of how to cope within the energy and pain of it and still find love in their hearts and how to look forward in hope to a time beyond it when all Mercy is received and all love enabled to touch their own and  others hearts and minds to bring healing to the brokenness of the world. 

Let us turn our focus then thus Lent toward the possibility of restoration, based on love, compassion and empathy with each others circumstances and especially our own.

Ash Wednesday, a prayer

There is much to worry about in this time. As we enter Lent, may we hold on to truth and love at the centre of our lives and seek the peace of God which passeth all understanding to steady, guide and calm us on our journey.

Lord be with us in our troubled times.

Help us feel safe in Your Love

Help us banish all fear in Your name

Help us trust in Your goodness to bless 

and save us,

To guide and comfort us,

Always.

Amen.

I am the One who Loves

 

I gave my Son for you, 

I cried those tears of pain with him, 

I held him gently in my arms. 

I loved him back to life. 

For I am the One who loves, 

I love you all,

 I love you always. 

For I am the One who loves 

in spite of all the pain. Amen. (

From Living in the Heart of Love